How to kill the thing that is killing you
Here’s a truth: Jesus doesn’t save people from sinning. He saves us as sinners. So in the Apostles’ Creed, when we say we believe in the forgiveness of sins, we are
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Praying Against the Spirit of Offense
I’m thinking about a dog we used to have. Opie had a serious vet phobia. Consequently, when it dawned on him that this “awesome trip in the car” was actually
Fetching Grace
Mephibosheth. Sound that one out, then imagine yourself with the burden of that name hanging around the neck of your life. Mephibosheth was Jonathan’s son. David found him when he
The difference between repentance and saying you’re sorry
Forgiveness is the centerpiece of our gospel. It is half the gift God offers through the cross, the other half being an invitation into the fullness of life. Repentance is
How to start a revolution
In Jesus’ day, according to N.T. Wright, a man talking about building kingdoms was a man stirring up a revolution. Having endured political upheaval and oppressive rulers more than once,
Joy is a mark of holy living.
The Institute for Ethics at Duke University did an online survey of about 1500 people as part of a project designed to measure the morality quotient of Americans. They asked
Let’s take the world by force
Jesus never moves far from the topic of the Kingdom of God. He is always trying to get us to see it, grasp it, embrace it. It is like a
Jesus changes everything.
Think about the impact of one child’s birth in Bethlehem on the world we live in today. It is stunning to remember just how radically that one life has altered
When the Church Hurts (part three)
This post is part three in a three-part series of thoughts about dealing with conflict in the church. In our first post, we looked at biblical stories that model healthy and
When the Church Hurts (part two)
This post is part two in a three-part series of thoughts about dealing with conflict in the church. In our last post, we looked at biblical stories that model healthy
When the Church Hurts (part one)
“Must we always be killing each other? Don’t you realize that bitterness is the only result?” said Abner to Joab, as the sun went down. (from the battlefield at Gibeon,
I’m not bad (I’m just drawn that way).
One of the best movie lines ever is the line from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” The movie is animated, but with some real people sprinkled in. Eddie Valiant is the
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